Integrating Technology

• Increased communication among students about literacy and learning
• Increased communication between students and teacher about literacy and learning
• Increased student engagement and time-on-task
• Increased student ownership of work

Kidblog

• Why Kidblog?

• Using Kidblog

• Lessons Using Kidblog

• How We Use Kidblog

  • Beginning of Year

• Throughout Year as Journals, Reflection on Reading, and Written Response to Prompts

• Informal Assessments

Glogster

• Using Glogster
• Lessons Using Glogster
• How We Use Glogster

  • To Reinforce Literary Concepts

Protagonist Analysis: Carolyn in How I Survived Being a Girl



Protagonist Analysis: Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders



Protagonist Analysis: Widge in Shakespeare Stealer

• Culminating Projects

Lyddie

The Maze



Lilly's Crossing

• To Encourage Independent Reading

Completing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Edmodo

• Why Edmodo?
• Using Edmodo
• How We Use Edmodo

  • Extend the Discussion

• Connect with Each Other as Readers

• Accountability in Literature Circles